It is a gross oversimplification, but basically yes.
And the school system has gone to shit now.
I think if there is a disparity between schools you can solve it for your kids in other ways than investing into public education. You can live near a “good” school or drive your kids to one(or arrange them to be driven there) and/or hire tutors. I don’t think it is bad that all schools are free, but I don’t see a direct causal link between “I want my kids to have good education-I invest into public education” for a self-interested wealthy person.
Source: I’ve lived in a country with great disparity between levels of education in different schools, even free ones.
Finnish schools are tax-funded, so the rich aren’t “investing in public education” by choice.
But the “rich kids mixing with normal kids” thing is nice. When I was in primary/high school (and to be honest even in university) my friends’ parents were doctors, civil servants, agricultural workers, truck drivers and some unemployed.
School shopping is a thing in Finland too. No tuition, but housing prices in areas where schools are considered good or excellent are often enormous in the capital region.
And all of this is due to one particular thing that is not PC to speak out loud.
Well it didn’t help did it? We are on the brink of bankruptcy
What do you mean “At least make an effort to even the playing field”?
That’s what Finland has done isn’t it? Or maybe this is another stupid, low effort, no engagement shit post?
I’m a boomer. It used to be like that in my youth. But now it has gone to dogs in big cities, where school shopping and segregation of neighbourhoods is rife. Also private residential sixth-form colleges have cropped up.
Our school system was ruined something like 15 years ago. Now the main advantage that an educated/”rich” person has is moving away from the bad schools. And everyone knows why the schools are bad. YLE even made a website showing the bad ones.
That’s why Norssi in Varissuo has been thriving.
Rich people in Finland are delusional and lost.
Fees for tuition are not forbidden. They are just very unusual.
Job market is getting destroyed so students that need to work while in school cant. Rich kids win again.
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It is a gross oversimplification, but basically yes.
And the school system has gone to shit now.
I think if there is a disparity between schools you can solve it for your kids in other ways than investing into public education. You can live near a “good” school or drive your kids to one(or arrange them to be driven there) and/or hire tutors. I don’t think it is bad that all schools are free, but I don’t see a direct causal link between “I want my kids to have good education-I invest into public education” for a self-interested wealthy person.
Source: I’ve lived in a country with great disparity between levels of education in different schools, even free ones.
Finnish schools are tax-funded, so the rich aren’t “investing in public education” by choice.
But the “rich kids mixing with normal kids” thing is nice. When I was in primary/high school (and to be honest even in university) my friends’ parents were doctors, civil servants, agricultural workers, truck drivers and some unemployed.
School shopping is a thing in Finland too. No tuition, but housing prices in areas where schools are considered good or excellent are often enormous in the capital region.
And all of this is due to one particular thing that is not PC to speak out loud.
Well it didn’t help did it? We are on the brink of bankruptcy
What do you mean “At least make an effort to even the playing field”?
That’s what Finland has done isn’t it? Or maybe this is another stupid, low effort, no engagement shit post?
I’m a boomer. It used to be like that in my youth. But now it has gone to dogs in big cities, where school shopping and segregation of neighbourhoods is rife. Also private residential sixth-form colleges have cropped up.
Our school system was ruined something like 15 years ago. Now the main advantage that an educated/”rich” person has is moving away from the bad schools. And everyone knows why the schools are bad. YLE even made a website showing the bad ones.
That’s why Norssi in Varissuo has been thriving.
Rich people in Finland are delusional and lost.
Fees for tuition are not forbidden. They are just very unusual.
Job market is getting destroyed so students that need to work while in school cant. Rich kids win again.
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